The Hospital by the River: A Story of Hope - Softcover

Hamlin, Catherine; Little, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0857216880 ISBN 13: 9780857216885

Publisher: Lion Hudson, 2016

Synopsis

When gynecologists Catherine and Reg Hamlin left their home in Australia for Ethiopia, they never dreamed that they would establish what has been heralded as one of the most incredible medical programs in the modern world. But more than forty years later, the couple has operated on more than 20,000 women, most of whom suffered from obstetric fistula, a debilitating childbirth injury. In this awe-inspiring book, Dr. Catherine Hamlin recalls her life and career in Ethiopia. Her unyielding courage and solid faith will astound Christians worldwide as she talks about the people she has grown to love and the hospital that so many Ethiopian women have come to depend on. She truly is the Mother Teresa of our age.

The new edition includes an afterword that brings Catherine's story up to date and new color photographs.

About this title

From the Author:

Gynaecologist Dr Catherine Hamlin is a Companion of the Order of Australia and has won the Gold Medal of the Royal College of Surgeons. Australian by birth, she has spent most of her working life in Ethiopia.John Little is a professional writer and film-maker, who worked for 30 years in television current affairs.

Review:

Fascinating memoirs of Dr. Hamlin and her late husband, Dr. Reg Hamlin, who have been saving women s lives in Ethiopia since 1959. Though some medical descriptions are not for the faint at heart, extraordinary stories of the once hopeless fistula pilgrims are inspiration for other Christian doctors called to far corners of the world. --Outreach Magazine

Rich in detail, full of jarring contrasts (wealth and poverty, for example), and profoundly inspiring, this is missionary memoir at its best. Be warned: You ll be moved to open your heart and your wallet. --Christianity Today

About this edition

• Publisher: Lion Hudson
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0857216880
• ISBN 13: 9780857216885
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336